An assessment of training volume in professional rugby union and its impact on the incidence, severity, and nature of match and training injuries

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 863-873

  Brooks, John H M ^a   Fuller, Colin W ^b   Kemp, Simon P T ^a   Reddin, Dave B ^a  

^a RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elite rugby; Fatigue; Injury; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FITNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENGLAND; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 46649108522     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701832209     Document Type: Article

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